Ransomware Hot Line: 800-462-8800
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Ransomware needs time to steal its way across a network. For this reason, ransomware assaults are commonly launched on weekends and late at night, when support personnel are likely to be slower to recognize a breach and are least able to mount a quick and coordinated defense. The more lateral movement ransomware can manage inside a target's system, the longer it takes to recover basic operations and scrambled files and the more information can be exfiltrated to the dark web.
Progent's Ransomware Hot Line is designed to guide you to take the urgent first phase in mitigating a ransomware assault by stopping the bleeding. Progent's online ransomware engineers can help organizations in the Ipanema area to locate and quarantine breached servers and endpoints and protect clean resources from being compromised.
If your network has been breached by any version of ransomware, don't panic. Get immediate help by calling Progent's Ransomware Hot Line at 800-462-8800.
Progent's Ransomware Recovery Services Offered in Ipanema
Modern strains of crypto-ransomware such as Ryuk, Sodinokibi, DopplePaymer, and Egregor encrypt online data and infiltrate any accessible system restores. Files synched to the cloud can also be corrupted. For a poorly defended environment, this can make system restoration nearly impossible and basically knocks the datacenter back to the beginning. Threat Actors (TAs), the cybercriminals responsible for ransomware attack, demand a ransom fee for the decryption tools needed to recover scrambled files. Ransomware assaults also try to exfiltrate files and hackers demand an additional settlement for not publishing this data or selling it. Even if you can rollback your network to a tolerable date in time, exfiltration can pose a big problem according to the nature of the downloaded information.
The restoration work after a ransomware penetration involves several crucial stages, most of which can proceed in parallel if the response team has a sufficient number of members with the required experience.
- Containment: This time-critical first response involves arresting the sideways spread of ransomware within your network. The more time a ransomware attack is allowed to run unrestricted, the longer and more expensive the restoration effort. Recognizing this, Progent maintains a round-the-clock Ransomware Hotline staffed by veteran ransomware recovery experts. Quarantine processes consist of cutting off affected endpoint devices from the network to restrict the spread, documenting the IT system, and securing entry points.
- System continuity: This covers restoring the IT system to a basic useful degree of capability with the shortest possible downtime. This process is typically the top priority for the victims of the ransomware assault, who often see it as a life-or-death issue for their business. This activity also requires the broadest array of technical abilities that span domain controllers, DHCP servers, physical and virtual servers, desktops, notebooks and smart phones, databases, office and mission-critical apps, network topology, and safe endpoint access management. Progent's ransomware recovery team uses advanced collaboration tools to coordinate the complicated recovery process. Progent understands the importance of working quickly, tirelessly, and in concert with a client's management and IT group to prioritize activity and to get critical resources back online as fast as feasible.
- Data recovery: The effort necessary to recover files damaged by a ransomware assault depends on the condition of the network, how many files are encrypted, and what restore methods are needed. Ransomware assaults can take down critical databases which, if not properly closed, might have to be rebuilt from the beginning. This can apply to DNS and Active Directory (AD) databases. Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server rely on AD, and many manufacturing and other mission-critical applications depend on SQL Server. Often some detective work may be required to locate clean data. For instance, non-encrypted OST files (Outlook Email Offline Folder Files) may have survived on employees' PCs and notebooks that were off line at the time of the attack. Progent's Altaro VM Backup consultants can help you to utilize immutable backup for cloud object storage, enabling tamper-proof data for a set duration so that backup data cannot be modified or deleted by any user including administrators or root users. Immutable storage adds an extra level of security and restoration ability in the event of a ransomware breach.
- Deploying advanced antivirus/ransomware defense: ProSight ASM utilizes SentinelOne's machine learning technology to give small and medium-sized companies the advantages of the identical anti-virus technology deployed by some of the world's largest enterprises including Walmart, Citi, and NASDAQ. By delivering real-time malware blocking, identification, containment, repair and analysis in a single integrated platform, Progent's Active Security Monitoring lowers total cost of ownership, streamlines administration, and promotes rapid resumption of operations. SentinelOne's next-generation endpoint protection engine built into in Progent's ASM was ranked by Gartner Group as the "most visionary Endpoint Protection Platform." Progent is a SentinelOne Partner, dealer, and integrator. Find out about Progent's ProSight Active Security Monitoring (ASM) endpoint protection and ransomware recovery with SentinelOne technology.
- Negotiation with the hacker Progent is experienced in negotiating ransom settlements with hackers. This requires close co-operation with the victim and the cyber insurance carrier, if any. Activities include determining the type of ransomware involved in the attack; identifying and establishing communications the hacker persona; verifying decryption tool; deciding on a settlement with the victim and the insurance provider; establishing a settlement and timeline with the hacker; confirming adherence to anti-money laundering (AML) regulations; overseeing the crypto-currency transfer to the TA; acquiring, learning, and using the decryption utility; debugging failed files; building a pristine environment; mapping and connecting datastores to match precisely their pre-attack state; and recovering computers and services.
- Forensics: This activity involves uncovering the ransomware assault's progress throughout the targeted network from start to finish. This history of the way a ransomware attack progressed through the network assists your IT staff to assess the impact and uncovers shortcomings in rules or processes that should be rectified to prevent later break-ins. Forensics involves the review of all logs, registry, Group Policy Object (GPO), Active Directory, DNS servers, routers, firewalls, scheduled tasks, and core Windows systems to check for variations. Forensic analysis is commonly given a top priority by the insurance provider. Because forensics can take time, it is essential that other important recovery processes such as business resumption are pursued in parallel. Progent maintains a large team of information technology and security professionals with the knowledge and experience required to carry out activities for containment, business resumption, and data recovery without disrupting forensics.
Progent's Qualifications
Progent has provided online and on-premises IT services across the United States for over 20 years and has been awarded Microsoft's Gold Partner designation in the Datacenter and Cloud Productivity practice areas. Progent's roster of SMEs includes professionals who have been awarded advanced certifications in foundation technology platforms including Cisco networking, VMware, and major distributions of Linux. Progent's data security consultants have earned industry-recognized certifications including CISM, CISSP-ISSAP, and CRISC. (See Progent's certifications). Progent also offers guidance in financial management and Enterprise Resource Planning application software. This breadth of skills gives Progent the ability to identify and integrate the surviving pieces of your network following a ransomware assault and reconstruct them quickly into a viable network. Progent has worked with top cyber insurance carriers like Chubb to assist businesses clean up after ransomware assaults.
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